>We created an Extended Format VSAM file. The CI size is 8192 (0x2000). A
>LISTCAT of the dataset says that the PHYREC-SIZE is 8192 as well. WRONG!
>The physical record size is 8224 (0x2020), due to the 32 (0x20) byte
>overhead that is not part of the logical CI. I know because I physically
>printed one cylinder of the dataset in question.

>This is on z/OS 1.6.

Same here on z/OS 1.4. Never really looked at before.

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